Comparative growth analysis of capsulated (Vi+) and acapsulated (Vi-) Salmonella typhi isolates in human blood

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is a human restricted pathogen. It biosynthesizes a virulence capsular polysaccharide named as Vi antigen. S. Typhi regulates expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of Vi antigen in response to osmolarity. Beside Vi-positive isolates, Vi-negativ...

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Main Authors: Liaquat, Sadia, Sarwar, Yasra, Ali, Aamir, Haque, Abdul
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553862/